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2020 selection · Young readers
Elatsoe
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, illustrated by Rovina Cai appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, identity & culture, young adult, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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